The regional jewelry gather the jewels of the regions of France, emblematic of a time when the traditional costumes were matched with the corresponding jewels. Savoyard creoles, poissardes, Norman crosses, crosses of the Puy en Velay, esclavage necklaces, Bressans enamels, Perpignan garnets, Poitou rings, Yvetot necklaces, Holy Spirits, Saint Lot crosses, jeannette crosses, all of these jewels tell the story of France through their manufacture and their evolution.
Regional jewelry
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880,00€French poissardes drop earrings in 18 karat rose gold. French regional earrings, called “briquet” (lighter) earrings, adorned with three small faceted dark red glasses, and a gold pearl pendant. Regional earrings, circa 1900, Auvergne or Dauphiné region, France.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Height: 31 mm
Width: 14 mmCondition: fine wear scratches
Weight : 2.59 gr
More information on these earrings : These earrings are also called “lighters” because they take the shape of the object of the same name, and were very popular in the Auvergne and Dauphiné regions of France in the 19th century.
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1200,00€Victorian paste holy spirit necklace in silver. Antique silver necklace featuring round elements set with white paste stones in a closed setting, holding a Holy Spirit pendant also set with paste stones. The pendant depicts a dove with outstretched wings, head down. 19th century regional necklace, France.
Boar and VD goldsmith’s hallmarks.
Length: 43 cm
Pendant height: 7 cm
Width of pendant: 2.5 cmCondition: one clasp has been changed
Weight: 57.91 gr
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750,00€Normandy flowers enamel clasp in 18 karat yellow gold. This regional clasp is flat and rectangular. It features double decoration: on one side, two enameled pansies in a cartouche, surrounded by a blue frame; on the other side, a basket of enameled flowers in a cartouche, in a dark blue frame. Antique regional flat clasp, suitable for wearing as a pendant. French sentimental jewelry from the early 19th century.
Ram head hallmark (active between 1819-1838) and partial goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height: 13 mm
Width: 24 mmCondition: some missing enamel
Weight : 1.64 gr
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900,00€Antique Perpignan garnet brooch in 18 karat rose gold (750/1000). This bar brooch features a series of 11 faceted garnets with a raspberry pink color, arranged in a graduated design. The garnets are bezel-set with V-shaped motifs and have a domed back. Regional brooch from the South of France, circa 1880.
Hallmarked with an eagle’s head and maker’s mark RD
Length: 62 mm
Width: 0.8 mmCondition: dents, wear scratches
Weight: 3.93 gr
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1700,00€Long French sautoir chain with enamel regional clasp in 18k rose gold. This antique sautoir necklace consists of a long chain with curb links measuring 1.54 meters. The clasp features six decorated and engraved facets, two of which are adorned with enameled flowers. Antique regional necklace from the mid-19th century, Normandy region, France.
Hallmark: horse’s head (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold, 1838-1919).
Length: 154 cm (1.54 meters)
Clasp dimensions: 10 x 25 mm
Condition: minor wears
Weight: 15.77 gr
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2000,00€Antique Antillean bracelet in 18k yellow gold. Antique bracelet composed of twisted links forming grooved rings decorated with faceted spherical motifs. Antique bracelet from the Antilles, circa 1880, France.
Hallmarks: eagle’s head, rhinoceros head, and maker’s mark.
Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 10 mmNote: the clasp is secured by an 18 karat gold safety chain.
Condition: minor wear and tearWeight : 17.71 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Further information : Traditional jewelry is still worn in the Antilles for special occasions and cultural events. This regional Antilles jewelry is characterized by elaborate motifs such as twisted gold wires, vine leaves, forçat mesh, fluting, “gros sirop” mesh, gold wire spirals, etc.
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2600,00€Perpignan garnet bangle bracelet in 18 karat rose gold. Bangle bracelet featuring a rose gold hollow stem, the ends decorated with garnets. In the center of the bracelet, a flower formed of 9 round garnets, and on the sides a barrette motif formed of 3 garnets. The stones are “Perpignan” cut, a rose cut with a flat base. They have a beautiful raspberry-pink-red color, typical of Perpignan garnets. The garnets are mounted on foil and in closed setting. The setting is delicately decorated with triangular V-shaped figures on the edges, and the bezel backgrounds are domed. The clasp is a box-latch secured by a chain. Antique rush bracelet, circa 1880, Southeastern France.
Horsehead hallmarks (1838-1919, french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Center width: 14 mm
Inside length: 16.5 cm
Inside dimensions: 5 x 5.5 cmCondition: slight wear scratches, small dents behind two bezels, a inner crack in one of the garnets.
Weight : 9.96 gr
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500,00€Antique French Saint Vincent star comb. Antique bun comb with four blond horn teeth, topped by a silver frame with three pentacrine stars (star-shaped fossils) also known as St. Vincent stars. The upper part of the comb is mobile and pivots. Early 20th century antique comb, Digne-Les-Bains, South of France.
Height: 8 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Condition : Small missing tooth
Weight : 10.40 gr
More details : First introduced in the first half of the 20th century, Saint-Vincent jewelry quickly became a hit in and around Digne-Les-Bains. This success, which lasted for a century, can be explained by its good-luck properties, enveloping the wearer in magical circles. They are formed from pentacrines, which are five-pointed star-shaped fossil segments from the “stems” of crinoids, commonly known as sea lilies.
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1000,00€Antique French poissardes earrings in 18 karat rose gold. Antique “poissardes” earrings, popular in France in the 19th century. The center of the earring is undecorated, while the upper and lower parts alternate between textured and polished gold. Antique French earrings, middle of 19th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (French state hallmark for 18-karat gold) and partially legible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Dimensions: 30 x 8 mm
Condition: light scratches from use
Weight: 2.22 gr
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1500,00€Gold Normandy Saint Esprit pendant in 18 karat gold. Originally from Normandy, it features a dove with its head down, holding an olive branch in its beak. The bird hangs from a bow richly decorated with white paste stones, imitating diamonds. Red and green faceted glass adorns the olive branch at the bottom. A flat ring on the reverse of the pendant allows it to be worn on a velvet chain or ribbon. Norman regional catholic pendant, France, circa 1850.
Horse hallmark (1838-1919), regional trumpet hallmark and partially erased goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height: 6.5 cm
Width: 3.7 cmCondition: minor wear
Weight : 8.60 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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480,00€French Victorian pansy ring in 18 karat gold. Antique ring decorated with a pansy in an oval cartouche. Usually, these rings were decorated with multicolored enamels, but these have disappeared. Regional ring, Poitou region, circa 1860, France.
Partially erased horsehead hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Design size: 10 x 9 mm
Finger circumference: 54.5 UE or 7 US (possible sizing)
Condition: slight wear scratches, enamel decoration missing.
Weight : 1.09 gr
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480,00€French enamel flower ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold. Antique ring with a cartouche decorated with a blue and white enameled flower within a blue border. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with leaves and the band is faceted. This antique ring is suitable for both men and women. Antique wedding band ring, Normandy, second half of the 19th century.
Horsehead hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold between 1838-1919) and DH goldsmith’s hallmark.
Finger circumference: 63 UE or 10.25 US (can be changed)
Plate width: 9 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 2.13 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*